Tom Youngs and Salesi Ma'afu have traded blows once more following their scrap during Northampton Saints' 21-20 victory over fierce local rivals Leicester Tigers.

The pair were involved in a punch-up during their heated Aviva Premiership semi-final encounter which saw Northampton prop Ma'afu sent off for his attack on Leicester hooker Youngs, who was sin binned for his involvement, at Franklin's Gardens on Friday.

Heavy hit: Salesi Ma'afu (left) and Tom Youngs (right) were involved in a punch-up on Friday

Up for it: The pair came to blows during Northampton Saints' 21-20 win against Leicester Tigers

At arms length: Ma'afu (left) was sent off for his part, while Youngs (right) was sin binned at Franklin's Gardens

Heated exchange: Ma'afu's (left) red card meant Northampton had to play the final 25 minutes with 14 men

Tasty affair: Youngs' (right) yellow meant he was third Leicester players to be sin binned during the game

Down and out: Youngs (left) was floored by Ma'afu (right) with a left hook during the fracas

Let bygones be bygones: Ma'afu (left) and Youngs (right) have since tweeted each over the incident

However, it appears that incident has been forgiven and forgotten as England international Youngs took to Twitter to wish Ma'afu all the best in Saints' final against Saracens on 31 May.

The 27-year-old posted a picture of the duo's punch-up along with the tweet: 'Good shot mate, go well in the final #rocky.'

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Australian Ma'afu, who will appear before an RFU disciplinary panel on Tuesday, replied: 'Cheers mate. The jersey can overcome us in the heat of battle. I owe you a pint. #respect.'

In an explosive affair that saw three yellows and a red, Leicetser's replacement fly-half Owen Williams has also been cited by the RFU for making contact with the eye area of Northampton centre Luther Burrell.

Chin up: Youngs took to Twitter to wish Ma'afu all the best in Northampton's final against Saracens

Respect: Ma'afu replied back to Youngs' tweet stating that he owed him a pint for his indiscipline

Seeing red: Northampton's Ma'afu (left) was sent off for punching Youngs in their 21-20 win vs Leicester